Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida.

What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

If ball pythons were to completely disappear due to trapping and hunting, the local environment would suffer, D’Cruze said.

Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two women are among the eradicators.

Every year, hunters descend on the Everglades to kill Burmese pythons. Two women are among the eradicators.

Ball pythons, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are popular nonvenomous snakes known for their docile nature and distinct behavior of coiling into a ball when threatened. They play a vital role in ...

Dusty “The Wildman” Crum, far left, and his crew of python hunters track and kill snakes in the Florida Everglades on the new series “Guardians of the Glades,” premiering May 28 on ...

Persuading Floridians That Hunting Invasive Pythons Is Fun Jenny Novak, a state wildlife biologist, has trained more than a thousand locals to capture wild snakes in the Everglades.

Though Burmese pythons are popular exotic pets, they're now illegal in Florida after so many escaped or were released into the wild.